Taylor Frankie Paul is focusing on healing and moving forward after her season of “The Bachelorette” was abruptly cancelled.
Just days before its scheduled March 22 premiere on ABC, TMZ released footage of a physical altercation between Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, tied to a 2023 incident. In response, Disney ultimately decided to pull the season from its lineup.
In a recent Instagram post, Paul shared that she was turning to music to cope with everything that has unfolded since her season’s cancellation. Fans quickly rallied around her with an outpouring of support, as she also surprised many with her hidden piano talent.
Fans React to Taylor Frankie Paul Playing the Piano in New Instagram Video
Taylor Frankie Paul appears to be focusing on healing, embracing a new creative outlet that she’s already proving to be surprisingly impressive at.
In a new Instagram post, Paul is seen wearing a sweatshirt with the hood pulled over her head as she begins to play a song on the keyboard. The caption on her video reads, “I was just playing around and found I kinda like this.”
She also captioned her post, “I learned this today for no reason.. I think I have a real future in piano.”
Fans quickly took to the comment section with overwhelming support, including her “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” co-star Demi Engemann, who shared, “So therapeutic,” and “True colors next?”
“You got this Taylor, we love you! You’ve grown so much already ❤️,” a fan shared. “Energy shift is REAL… it’s only up from here babe ✨🔥,” another shared.
“🤍🤍 sending you lots of love!! Everything is going to be okay!!” Another comment read.
SLOMW Star Jessi Draper Shares Support For Paul After 2023 Video Leak
GettyWhile appearing on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Taylor Frankie Paul’s SLOMW co-star Jessi Draper addressed the resurfaced 2023 video involving Paul and Mortensen. Draper shared that while she was aware that the video existed, neither she nor MomTok had seen it prior to its leak. She also declined to pass judgment on either party involved, instead expressing hope that the situation serves as a “wake-up call” for both to seek help.
“I don’t like to judge someone in their darkest moment. I don’t like to judge the person, I’ll judge the mistake, and Taylor really has made a lot of changes, and that’s what so hard for me is like, this is my real friend, and she does have a really good heart, and I love her so much,” Draper said.
Draper teared up when she added, “Seeing that video is like so hard because it’s just, there’s so much pain underneath the surface for Taylor. And I tell her this all the time, that it’s not who Taylor is. She got caught in a really bad cycle, and just seeing that video, and yes, the child being involved is awful, and everyone involved like is really hard. But Taylor’s such a good person, and she’s made some mistakes and so has Dakota.”
She continued, “And I want this to be maybe a wake-up call for them, and let’s get them healthy and happy and move forward.”
